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Government
Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services (CYS) – Early Childhood Education and Care Supply and Demand Database
This searchable database provides information on the need for and availability of early care and education programs for children in Chicago. http://dcys-ccsd.chapinhall.org/index.html
Specific searchable sections include:
Community Area Profiles - Detailed profiles of Chicago’s communities, with an emphasis on child population and early education and child care eligibility and utilization.
Search by Indicators - Includes tables of information on all children in Chicago, by community area, and maps displaying key trends and indicators affecting childcare demand. Also included is a map of the Community Areas in Chicago.
Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services (CYS) – Young Children in Chicago Database
This searchable database provides information on the conditions of children ages 0-5 in Chicago Communities. http://dcys-ycic.chapinhall.org
Specific searchable sections include:
Community Area Profiles – Tracks 7 key indicator areas for 77 Chicago communities.
Search by Indicator - Provides community comparisons in population, service usage, and child, family and community well-being trends.
Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services (CYS) / Chicago Public Schools (CPS) – Chicago Early Childhood Program Locator
The Chicago Early Childhood Program Locator website is an interactive map based website which allows the user the ability to search for an Early Childhood Education site by entering a specific address, within a specified mile radius, and by program type. The map provides information from the CPS/CYS agencies and is presented in a format that is easy to navigate. www.earlychildhoodchicago.org
Chicago Department of Public Health – Chicago Health & Health Systems Project: Community Health Profiles
Community Health Profiles, which are available for each of Chicago’s 77 community areas, contain a mix of health status and health resource data. Each community profile includes: Census statistics, Estimated primary care capacity and utilization, Health care resources, Hospital capacity and utilization data, Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions, Leading causes of death, Leading causes of hospitalization, Maternal and child health indicators, Where residents obtain hospital care. http://www.cchsd.org/cahealthprof.html
Chicago Public Schools – School Locator, School Test Score and Demographic Reports
The Chicago Public Schools Locator website is an interactive map based website which allows the user the ability to search for a Chicago Public School by specific address, within a 1.5 mile radius, by school name, and by program type. http://schoollocator.cps.k12.il.us/
This URL links to CPS’s research division and provides information about individual and Chicago-regional test score and demographic information. Includes a query tool. http://research.cps.k12.il.us/
ChildStats.Gov
The official website of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. http://www.childstats.gov/
Community Area Health Inventories: 2005
The Community Area Health Inventory is a two-volume report presenting data on Chicago's community areas. The two volumes summarize data from many sources and represent the cumulative effort of the Epidemiology Program, the Office of HIV/AIDS Surveillance, the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Program, the Tuberculosis Program, and the Lead Program.
Volume I: Demographic and Health Profiles
Volume I: Demographic and Health Profiles presents various demographic and health measures arranged by community area. http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/CAHIvol1_2.pdf
Volume II: Community Area Comparisons
Volume II: Rankings uses the same health measures as Volume I to rank community areas. This volume consists of a ranking table and thematic map for each measure. http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/COCWebPortal/COC_EDITORIAL/CAHIvol2.pdf
Illinois Department of Public Health – Vital Statistics
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) collects and evaluates thousands of health statistics to measure progress toward state and national health objectives. These numbers also provide the basis for developing and implementing public health strategies for disease prevention and health promotion. This site provides just some of the statistics gathered by IDPH. http://www.idph.state.il.us/health/statshome.htm
Illinois State Board of Education
The ISBE website research division provides a plethora of information on education and school related statistics statewide and by county and some cases city on the following topics: compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act, Truancy, immunization rates, teacher salaries, supply and demand and service records, in-school crime rates, and some limited information about school finance. http://www.isbe.net/research/Default.htm
This section of the ISBE website provides information and statistics about the USDA funded nutrition programs. http://www.isbe.net/nutrition/htmls/data.htm
Illinois State Board of Education provides information on individual school testing data and is also searchable by aggregate state in formation and by county. http://webprod1.isbe.net/ereportcard/publicsite/getsearchcriteria.aspx
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics information provides information on state, county and some city or PMSA level information about the economic and labor activities of the country. This includes occupational and business projections. http://www.bls.gov/
United States Census
U.S. Census 2000 information is available by state, county and in some instances city and census track level for a variety of topics ranging from basic demographic information to economic and health information. http://www.census.gov/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – 2006 Poverty Guidelines
Annually determined HHS poverty guidelines that determine Head Start and Early Head Start eligibility. http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/06poverty.shtml
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE)
The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is a unit within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). In collaboration with ACF program offices and others, OPRE is responsible for performance management for ACF, conducts research and policy analyses, and develops and oversees research and evaluation projects to assess program performance and inform policy and practice.
Academia
Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) at Loyola University
The Loyola University Chicago's Center for Urban Research and Learning (CURL) is a non-traditional university research center. CURL promotes an innovative model of teaching and learning that reaches beyond Loyola's campuses and classrooms to develop equal partnerships between the university and city or suburban communities. CURL is guided by a mission which places strong emphasis on research that addresses community needs and involves the community at all levels of research. http://www.luc.edu/curl/
Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago
Located on the University of Chicago campus, Chapin Hall concentrates on five primary aspects of children’s lives: Economic Programs for Youth and Families, Child Welfare Services, Community Resources for Child and Youth Development, Community Development Strategies, Education. http://www.about.chapinhall.org/
Consortium on Chicago School Reform
The Consortium on Chicago School Research aims to conduct research of high technical quality that can inform and assess policy and practice in the Chicago Public Schools. http://www.consortium-chicago.org/
Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame
The mission of the Metropolitan Chicago Initiative of the Institute for Latino studies is to enhance vibrant and socially just communities by developing policy relevant research, cultivating partnerships, and expanding knowledge of Chicagoland's Latinos. http://www.nd.edu/~latino/index.html
University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago Area Geographic Information Study (CAGIS)
The CAGIS website provides 1990 and 2000 Census data. http://www.cagis.uic.edu/demodata.html
Other
Action for Children
Action for Children, formerly the Day Care Action Council of Illinois provides access to resources, community, advocacy – and represents an alliance of individuals and groups dedicated to empowering and supporting parents, child care providers and family service programs. http://www.daycareaction.org/
Catalyst
Catalyst is an independent newsmagazine created in 1990 to document, analyze and support school-improvement efforts in the Chicago Public Schools. It is published by the Community Renewal Society. http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/
Chicago Kids Count Database
Chicago Kids Count online is a resource to help Chicagoans respond to the changing needs of children and families. It provides child well-being data in all 77 community areas and citywide, and highlights solutions and innovative programs that can make a difference.
http://www.voices4kids.org/chicagokidscount.htm
Several tools support efforts that improve the lives of children and families:
A searchable database that provides customized tables of statistics. http://ekush.chapinhall.org:8080/vic/comparatron.jsp
Data profiles for all 77 community areas and the City of Chicago. http://www.voices4kids.org/CKC_datapages_content.htm
Maps that provide a citywide look at data trends. http://www.voices4kids.org/CKC_maps_content.htm
Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
The Chicagoland Chamber serves as the 'unified business voice of greater Chicago,' aggressively representing business interests at the city, county, regional and state levels.
http://www.chicagolandchamber.org/sub/initiatives_detail.asp?INI_ID=189
Chicago Metropolis 2020
The Commercial Club of Chicago - a membership organization of leading area business and civic leaders - undertook the Metropolis Project, an effort to ensure the preeminence of the Chicago Metropolitan Region in the 21st century. http://www.chicagometropolis2020.org/index.htm
Child Health Data Lab at Children’s Memorial Institute for Education Research
The Child Health Data Lab (CHDL) is a repository of current and archival information on child and adolescent health in Chicago and Illinois. The CHDL supports efforts of investigators and program planners at Children's Memorial Hospital who focus on injury prevention and community-based efforts to improve the health of youth. http://www.chdl.org
Child Trends Databank
A one-stop-shop for the latest national trends and research on over 90 key indicators of child and youth well-being, with new indicators added each month. http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/
Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC)
CLOCC is a nationally recognized consortium that brings together hundreds of organizations and individuals to confront childhood obesity in Chicago. CLOCC fosters and facilitates connections between researchers; public health advocates and practitioners; corporations; policymakers;
and children, families, and communities.. http://www.clocc.net/
Donor’s Forum of Chicago
The Donors Forum of Chicago is the region's premier resource for leadership, education, research, and action on behalf of philanthropy and nonprofits. http://www.donorsforum.org/
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The Consumer & Community Affairs Division at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago supports two Centers that conduct and disseminate research related to consumer and community development issues:
Center for the Study of Financial Access for Immigrants
This Center produces, disseminates, and encourages research that adds to our understanding of the key determinants of the financial behavior of immigrants
http://www.chicagofed.org/community_development/center_for_the_study_of_financial_access_for_immigrants.cfm
Consumer & Economic Development Research & Information Center (CEDRIC)
CEDRIC's principal mission is to foster research related to consumer and economic development issues such as consumer and small business financial behavior, access to credit, affordable housing, and community development and reinvestment. http://www.chicagofed.org/cedric/cedric_index.cfm
Illinois Facilities Fund
IFF’s Research Department conducts independent, external research that supports efforts to improve disinvested and disadvantaged communities throughout Illinois. http://www.iff.org/
The Chicago Early Childhood Care and Education Needs Assessment
This IFF study ranked all of Chicago’s 77 communities in terms of need for full-day, licensed child care services. http://www.iff.org/resources/content/1/1/documents/City_Needs_Assess_Abr.pdf
The Early Childhood Care and Education Fact Book
Established a plan to bring child care to the 20 communities of greatest need identified in the Chicago Needs Assessment. It has become a much-used publication helping community leaders plan to meet child care needs. http://www.iff.org/resources/content/1/1/documents/City_Needs_Assess_Abr.pdf
Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Chicago
IFCK Chicago works with the Child Health Data Lab (CHDL) at Children's Memorial Hospital to track injury trends. CHDL's goal is to provide current, complete and accurate data on the health of children and adolescents in Illinois, in a timely manner and readily comprehensible format, to a wide range of potential users. http://www.injuryfree.org/
Metropolitan Chicago Information Center
MCIC is a not-for-profit research and consulting resource founded in 1990 by civic, philanthropic, and business leaders. MCIC is committed to generating strategic information sets that improve local and regional economic and quality of life conditions in communities like yours. http://www.mcic.org/
Metropolitan Planning Council
Founded in 1934, the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group of business and civic leaders committed to serving the public interest through the promotion and implementation of sensible planning and development policies necessary for a world-class Chicago region. http://www.metroplanning.org/index.asp
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
The National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) is the nation’s leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children. Using research to inform policy and practice, NCCP seeks to advance family-oriented solutions and the strategic use of public resources at the state and national levels to ensure positive outcomes for the next generation. http://www.nccp.org/
National Head Start Association (NHSA)
NHSA, the leading Head Start advocacy organization, maintains close relationships with leading researchers in the field of early childhood education and helps disseminate their findings. http://www.nhsa.org/research/index.htm
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission is the official comprehensive planning agency for six counties -- Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will -- that form the greater Chicago metropolitan area. NIPC works with local governments and others to promote sensible growth. The Commission was formed by act of the Illinois General Assembly in 1957, with a mandate to provide the region with comprehensive planning and forecasts of population, employment, and other socio-economic indicators. http://www.nipc.org/
Ounce of Prevention Fund
The Ounce of Prevention provides programming that serves young children and their families through programming, educates state and federal policymakers and provides training for professionals across Illinois who are working with at-risk families. http://www.ounceofprevention.org/
Voices for Illinois Children
Voices for Illinois Children champions the full development of every child in Illinois to assure the future well-being of the people of the state. We work with families, communities and policymakers to ensure that all children grow up healthy, nurtured, safe and well-educated. http://www.voices4kids.org/
Work, Welfare and Children
Work, Welfare and Families is a coalition of organizations working together to educate about and promote public policies that improve the well-being of low income families in Illinois. http://www.workwelfareandfamilies.org/home/home.html
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